Pros

  • Extensive component loadout
  • Impressive overall performance

Cons

  • Pricey

At A Glance

This liquid-cooled juggernaut is a tad excessive -- in all the right ways.

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7
Processor speed 3.3 MHz
Cache size 15.36 KB
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 32744.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Secondary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD
Number of Graphic Cards included 3
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 2227.0 GB
Drive type
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Solid-State Drive
Expansion slots
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots 4.0
Power
Power Supply Wattage 1200 watts
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 48.0
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • Bluetooth
  • DVI
  • FireWire Port (front)
  • HDMI
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 3.0
  • eSATA
Case
Chassis style Tower

Performance

Overall Rating
Worldbench Score 207
Worldbench Version 7
Start Up
Start Up 67.6  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 6587  score (higher is better)
Web Performance
Web Performance 26.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 311.1  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 39.9  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 157.3  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 110  seconds (lower is better)
Encoding Audio 83.6  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score 50
Working power usage 36.2  Watt hours
Idle power usage 290.6  Watts
Gaming
Gaming Score 85
Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 75.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 91.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 91.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 92.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 93.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 95.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 96.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 96.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 95.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 156.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 187.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 201.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 193.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 199.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 246.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 247.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 245.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 244.2  Frames per second (higher is better)